Tennessee has an official state dog, and the breed will come as no surprise to anyone living in the Volunteer State. Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law Wednesday that officially makes the ...

COLUMBUS, Kan. - It's a cool night with a full moon so bright it casts a silvery glow over the dusty Southeast Kansas farm fields. In the distance, the dogs are barking. First, it's an occasional ...

If you enjoy the bonding experience of seeing a young dog mature into a hunting sport, you may want to consider getting a coon dog. Efforts are underway to introduce more people to the sport of having ...

The bright, full moon lit up the woods and fields Wednesday in Pompey. The leafless, hardwood trees made for eerie, and sometimes beautiful silhouettes against the nighttime sky. It would have been a ...

It’s one of those perfect autumn nights: Orion opposite a big chunk of moon. The breeze, cool and conversational, murmurs to the trees. Cindy Weaver cocks her head and her grin flashes in the dark.

Seventy-five years ago, Key Underwood and his raccoon-hunting dog Troop had a connection. Years of training and a deep relationship make human and canine a seamless hunting unit. The two can share a ...

On Labor Day there's a group of people who gather in an Ala. cemetery to honor the hard work of man's best friend. In this encore presentation, NPR's Debbie Elliott takes us to a remote hillside where ...

No one can really say when it all began in earnest, but coon hunting has been a staple of families since the pioneer days. Raccoons have long been hunted for their valuable fur and tasty meet. A large ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee now has an official dog: the bluetick coonhound. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law this week recognizing the familiar hunting breed, known for its musical ...